I'm very sorry to hear that Uncle George passed away. Give my love to the Rowlands and the Graftons, and especially to Mary.
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It was only a week ago that Uncle George died and Estie pulled her tendon. Seems like a century.
Dad reports that Aunt Mary is frail; fortunately she is in a very high quality, caring facility, with Maura, Steve, and Evan nearby. Dad will have more to share when he has more time. His classes started this week, and they run through next week too.
I sent an email from Doug, who is poised to take off for Europe. Both Laura and Gina have new jobs and new locations; I'll keep you up to date as soon as I get the details. (Remember that Gina's birthday is coming up).
Amy and I bought socks in Asheville, and a also bought a pair for Irene. They are finally on their way along with some Gevalia coffee.
We have a beautiful winter day today, but tomorrow a blizzard threatens. Our stove is supposed to be delivered in the a.m. I surely hope that we get the delivery.
Hope that you are enjoying War and Peace. I'm learning a lot about Russia and Putin -- the debate topic (where I was a judge) was "Is Russia a threat?" And the topic of Monday's lecture at McDaniel is also Russia. You can check it out at www.greatdecisions.org/russia.
It's funny that you use that Great Decisions site--I check their job board occasionally, and even offered my services as a blogger (silent rejection was the sole reply).
Russia is a fascinating country at this juncture in its history--a real case study in missed opportunities by the West. One of the most insightful articles I've read about on the subject argued that having access to oil reserves was a major hindrance to the promotion of democracy--apparently economic dissatisfaction is a key part of the recipe.
What can you say? When King Midas first received the Golden Touch, he thought it was a blessing too...
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It was only a week ago that Uncle George died and Estie pulled her tendon. Seems like a century.
Dad reports that Aunt Mary is frail; fortunately she is in a very high quality, caring facility, with Maura, Steve, and Evan nearby. Dad will have more to share when he has more time. His classes started this week, and they run through next week too.
I sent an email from Doug, who is poised to take off for Europe. Both Laura and Gina have new jobs and new locations; I'll keep you up to date as soon as I get the details. (Remember that Gina's birthday is coming up).
Amy and I bought socks in Asheville, and a also bought a pair for Irene. They are finally on their way along with some Gevalia coffee.
We have a beautiful winter day today, but tomorrow a blizzard threatens. Our stove is supposed to be delivered in the a.m. I surely hope that we get the delivery.
Hope that you are enjoying War and Peace. I'm learning a lot about Russia and Putin -- the debate topic (where I was a judge) was "Is Russia a threat?" And the topic of Monday's lecture at McDaniel is also Russia. You can check it out at www.greatdecisions.org/russia.
It's funny that you use that Great Decisions site--I check their job board occasionally, and even offered my services as a blogger (silent rejection was the sole reply).
Russia is a fascinating country at this juncture in its history--a real case study in missed opportunities by the West. One of the most insightful articles I've read about on the subject argued that having access to oil reserves was a major hindrance to the promotion of democracy--apparently economic dissatisfaction is a key part of the recipe.
What can you say? When King Midas first received the Golden Touch, he thought it was a blessing too...
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